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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1955
Page
8
Young children can help in baking Christmas cookies with simple tasks under supervision. The piece suggests steps like coating with flour, adding raisins, cutting dough shapes, and placing cookies in the oven, plus safety and cleanliness tips. It highlights a national contest where young girls age 4 to 6 compete in basic culinary tasks. It gives a coconut crispies recipe using margarine sugar and coconut and stresses measuring and counting as learning.
Kansas State College engineer Russell Herpich argues winter irrigation boosts efficiency by expanding irrigable acreage with a single pump or well and spreading labor year round. He notes thawed ground allows water uptake, streams may provide year round water, and early spring irrigation can reduce weeds but risks straw growth if water is scarce later in the season.
Federal agents observed moonshiners cooking mash for hours before moving in to arrest them. An agent noted seeing a man drink wine while working, prompting the moonshiner to quip that they would not drink their own homemade whisky.
Santa Claus Indiana buzzes with year round Christmas activity as Louis J Koch expanded a local enterprise. Life size Mother Goose figures, 1300 dolls, a live reindeer park, and a Hall of Famous Americans draw visitors. The famous post office handles millions of pieces of mail with seasonal staff, while veterans and community groups keep the tradition alive despite past stamp decisions.
A Kansas State College dairy man notes molasses can be mixed with water and spread on hay to supplement cattle feed but extra moisture risks spoilage if not used promptly. Cane molasses offers about 50 percent feeding value versus 80 percent for corn, with energy and trace minerals as key benefits.
Mrs Henry Brecheisen returns from Osteopathy Hospital in Kansas City. Floyd Churchbaugh comes home from Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Ted Brecheisen visit Fred Deay for his birthday. The Brecheisen and Deay families attend dinners and observe Christmas. Raymond Deay begins Navy basic training in San Diego. Sarah Brecheisen joins Wesley Brecheisen for the Bosley family dinner in Kansas City. J P Lefmann returns from Kansas State College for Christmas break.
The Needlecraft Club met at Mrs. Fred Hartman’s home on December 15 for a Christmas party with seventeen members present plus four guests and five children. Three guests were added to the roster: Mrs. Charles Worthington, Mrs. Leland Hartman, and Mrs. Lacey Dexter. A gift exchange took place and mystery pals were revealed. Names were drawn for the coming year and an election was held.
Local residents shared holiday gatherings and visits across several households. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hamp shire returned from Tran to greet Mia, Clyde Conn and others. Wayne Webber spent time with Ralph Hartford’s family in Mount Vernon Missouri. Mrs. Frank Hall of Ottawa, mother of Ernest Mohn, is recovering after surgery in Ottawa hospital.
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